• LAX
adj. 1621 – of clothes: loose-fitting, worn loosely
n. 1. c725 obs. – a salmon
n. 2. 1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – looseness of the bowels, diarrhoea
n. 3. 1806 Sc. obs. – relief, release
n. 4. c1950 Brit. schoolgirls’ sl. – lacrosse
vb. 1821 Sc. obs. – to release, to relax, to loosen
• LAXAMENT
n. 1623 obs. – a release
• LAXATE
vb. 1623 obs. – to loosen, to relax
• LAXATION
n. 1398 – the act of loosening or relaxing; the state of being loosened or relaxed
• LAXFISHER
n. 1704 Sc. obs. – a salmon fisherman
• LAXITUDE
n. 1861 rare – looseness in moral principles
• LAXITY
n. 1650 obs. – spaciousness
• LAXNESS
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – looseness in the bowels
• LAY
adj. 1. c1330 – of persons: belonging to the ‘people as contradistinguished from the clergy; non-clerical
adj. 2. c1330 obs. rare – uninstructed, unlearned
adj. 3. 1810 – non-professional, not expert, esp. with reference to law and medicine
int. 1700 obs. – Lord!
n. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a lake, a pool
n. 2. a1225 obs. – law, esp. religious law; hence, a religion, a faith
n. 3. a1240 – a short lyric or narrative poem intended to be sung
n. 4. a1300 obs. rare – a bill, score, reckoning
n. 5. c1330 obs. – the lay people, laity; also, a layman
n. 6. a1529 obs. – strain, tune
n. 7. 1558 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – the act of imposing a tax; an impost, assessment, rate, tax
n. 8. 1584 obs. – a wager, bet, stake
n. 9. 1590 rare – a place of lying or lodging; lair of animals
n. 10. 1707 sl. – a line or plan of business, occupation, adventure, etc.
n. 11. 1721 Eng. dial. – a foundation
n. 12. L18 cant – a job, a deal; a basic term for any enterprise (usually illegal) which brings a monetary return
n. 13. 1877 Sc. – a wave, a breaker
n. 14. 1932 sl., orig. US – a person considered solely as a sexual partner
n. 15. 1936 sl. – an act of sexual intercourse
n. 16. 20C US colloq. – a prostitute
n. 17. E20 US sl. – a catamite
n. 18. E20 US sl. – anal copulation
vb. 1. c1250 obs. – to put in or commit to prison
vb. 2. a1300 obs. – to cast down, to abase, to humble
vb. 3. a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to put a stop to an annoyance; to allay anxiety; to appease anger, appetite, etc.
vb. 4. c1330 obs. – to assess, to rate, to tax a person
vb. 5. c1350 N. Eng. dial. obs. – to lose the faculty of speech
vb. 6. c1380 – to wager, to bet
vb. 7. c1470 obs. rare – to give information, to tell
vb. 8. c1475 obs. – of the wind, weather: to be violent
vb. 9. 1530 obs. – to strike, to beat a person on the face, over the head, etc.
vb. 10. 1560 obs. – to set watch or guard in a place; to search a place for
vb. 11. 1577 obs. – to compare with
vb. 12. 1593 obs. – to prepare a bed
vb. 13. 1627 obs. – to contrive, to arrange
vb. 14. Bk1902 thieves’ sl. – to see, to watch; to spy
vb. 15. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to perform the office of an accoucheur
vb. 16. 20C US colloq. – to copulate with a woman, possibly by force
vb. 17. M20 US sl. – of a woman: to copulate with a man
• LAY-A-BED
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – one who lies late in bed
• LAYABLE
adj. c1599 obs. – taxable, rateable
• LAYABOUT
n. 1932 sl. – a lazy person; a shirker
vb. 1. a1618 obs. – (as ‘lay about’) to contrive, to plan, to take measures to do something; to look out or make a search for
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – (as ‘lay about’) to go about in an idle, dissipated way
• LAY A BUCK
vb. 1573 obs. – to put clothes in soak for washing
• LAY A CORPSE
vb. 1927 Amer. dial. – to lie dead; to be laid out for burial
• LAY A GREAT BELLY
vb. 1712 US – to deliver a child
• LAY A HAND
vb. 1634 obs. – to assist, to ‘lend’ a hand
• LAY A HEARING ON
vb. 1931 Amer. dial. – to abuse verbally; to lay a curse on
• LAY A LEG ON
vb. 4 – to seduce
• LAY A LOG
vb. 1973 US sl. – to defecate
• LAY ALONG
vb. 1. 1597 obs. – to stretch at full length
vb. 2. 1599 obs. – to destroy, to overthrow, to kill
• LAY AN EGG
vb. 1918 sl. – to drop a bomb from an aircraft
• LAY APART
vb. 1526 obs. – to purposely omit to do something
• LAY ASIDE THE TOMAHAWK
vb. 1806 – to lay down one’s arms, to cease from hostilities
• LAY A STRAW
vb. 1637 sl. – to pause
• LAY AWAY
vb. 1. 1885 Amer. dial. – to bury
vb. 2. 1929 Amer. dial. – of an animal: to destroy, to put down
• LAY BACK
vb. 1940 Amer. dial. – to put aside, to save, to hoard
• LAY-BED
n. 1. 1541 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – a grave
n. 2. 1728 obs. – a layer, a stratum
• LAY-BESIDE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a female bedfellow
• LAY-BREAK
n. Bk1902 Sc. – the breaking of surge upon the beach
• LAY-BY
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a mistress
vb. 1. 1887 Amer. dial. – (as ‘lay by’) to intend, to decide
vb. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – (as ‘lay by’) to rest from labour
• LAY BY THE HEELS
vb. 1584 – to overthrow; to disgrace
• LAY CHILLY
vb. 1978 US sl. – to lie low; to wait patiently; to remain motionless
• LAY CORPSE
vb. 1981 Amer. dial. – to lie dead; to be laid out for burial
• LAY-DOWN
n. 1938 Brit. sl. – a remand in custody
(verbs as ‘lay down’)
vb. 1. 1340 obs. – to put down, to overthrow
vb. 2. 1563 obs. – to cause to subside; to pacify, to appease
vb. 3. L16 – to position a woman for copulation
vb. 4. 19C – of women: to permit copulation
vb. 5. 1909 Amer. dial. – to retire for the night; to go to bed
vb. 6. c1955 Amer. dial. – to jilt someone
• LAY DOWN A MOUTH
vb. 1900 Sc. – to feed
• LAY DOWN ONE’S BONE
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to work hard, to put forth one’s energy
• LAY DOWN ONE’S LUGS
vb. Bk1902 Sc. – to work hard, to put forth one’s energy
• LAY DOWN THE KNIFE AND FORK
vb. 19C Brit. jocular euphemism – to die
• LAYDRON
n. 1706 Sc. – a vague term of reproach; a rogue, a blackguard
• LAYE
n. 1691 Eng. dial. obs. – a flame; esp. the flame of charcoal, or of any burnt coal
• LAYED
adj. 1. 20C US colloq. – having been copulated with
adj. 2. M20 US drug culture sl. – intoxicated with marijuana
• LAYER
n. 1. 1382 obs. – one who lays stones; a mason
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a slice of meat, esp. a slice from the breast of a fowl
n. 3. 1847 Eng. dial. – the ordure of cows
• LAYERLY
adj. 1781 Eng. dial. – idle, lazy; disagreeable; low, base
• LAYER OF FLOORING
n. 1813 Sc. – a story in a house
• LAYERS TO CATCH MEDDLERS
n. 1927 Amer. dial. – a reply to what’s that?
• LAY EYES ON
vb. a1225 sl. – to see
• LAY FOR
vb. 1865 Amer. dial. – to lie in wait for; to plan revenge against, to be out to get
• LAY FORTH
vb. 1584 obs. – to spend, to expend
• LAY FULL LOW
vb. 1. c1225 obs. – to cause to be humble; to abase
vb. 2. c1425 – to destroy, to overthrow, to kill; to defeat, to subdue, to suppress
vb. 3. 1597 arch. – to lay in the ground, to bury
• LAY HEADS TOGETHER
vb. 1551 – to consult or take counsel together
• LAY HOME
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to strike hard, to thrash
• LAY IN
vb. 1. c1800 Brit. colloq. – to eat vigorously
vb. 2. 1809 – to shed or ‘turn on’ tears
vb. 3. c1888 colloq. – to attack with vigour
vb. 4. 1929 Amer. dial. – to exert oneself, to work hard
• LAYING
n. 1847 Eng. dial. – a layer, stratum
• LAYING-MONEY
n. 1876 Sc. – money in hand
• LAYING ON AND MAKING LAYOVERS TO CATCH MEDDLERS
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• LAYING OUT
n. 1900s US dial. – a scolding
• LAYING ROPE TO CATCH A MEDDLER
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• LAYING WEATHER
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – weather when snow lies on the ground
• LAY IN LAVENDER
vb. 1. 1592 sl. – to pawn
vb. 2. 1639 – to put out of the way doing harm, as a person by imprisoning him or the like
vb. 3. 1648 – to lay aside carefully for future use
• LAY IN ONE’S BREECHES
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. – to be in one’s power
• LAY IN ONE’S DISH
vb. M16 Brit. colloq. – to object to something in a person; to accuse of
• LAY IN THE BRIARS
vb. 1821 Eng. dial. – to hold fast
• LAY INTO
vb. 1838 sl. – to beat, to thrash
• LAY INTO ITS COLLAR
vb. L19 Can. colloq. – of a horse: to pull hard
• LAY INTO SOMEONE
vb. 1838 sl. – to hit repeatedly; to assault by hitting
• LAY IT ALL OVER
vb. 1911 Amer. dial. – to surpass, to outdo; to excel
• LAY IT DOWN
vb. 20C Brit. sl. – to come off a motorcycle accidentally
• LAY IT ON
vb. 20C – to exaggerate
• LAY IT ON ME!
int. 1960s Amer. sl. – let me hear it!
• LAY IT ON THE LINE
vb. 1. c1930 Brit. sl. – to organize, to arrange, to plan
vb. 2. 1950s colloq. – to explain thoroughly, with the implication that the hearer must act accordingly
• LAY IT ON THICK WITH A TROWEL
vb. 1599 sl. – to overstate, exaggerate, flatter excessively
• LAY IT OUT
vb. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to lie late in bed
vb. 2. 1930s sl. – to inform, to pass on information; to make something clear
• LAY IT OUT STRAIGHT
vb. 1930s sl. – to tell all the facts
• LAY IT OVER
vb. 1. 1878 Amer. sl. – to fool, to deceive
vb. 2. 1903 Amer. sl. – to surpass
• LAY IT TO ONE
vb. Bk1913-17 Amer. dial. – to strike hard; to insist
• LAYLOCK
n. 1779 Sc. – the lilac
• LAY LOW
vb. a1425 arch. – to lay in the ground, to bury
• LAYMAN
n. 1432-50 – a man who is not a cleric; one of the laity
• LAY ME IN THE GUTTER
n. 1923 rhyming sl. – butter
• LAY NECK AND HEELS
vb. 1643 obs. – to confine or bind securely
• LAYOFF
int. 20C colloq. – (as ‘lay off) stop!
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a stopover, a layover
(verbs as ‘lay off’)
vb. 1. 1843 Amer. dial. – to plan, to intend
vb. 2. 1865 Amer. dial. – to take off an article of clothing
vb. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – to stay away from work or school without an adequate excuse; to play hooky
vb. 4. 1975 Amer. dial. – to procrastinate, to delay, to put off
• LAY OFF WITH
vb. 20C Aust. sl. – to copulate with
• THE LAY OF THE LAST MINSTREL
n. c1960 Can. sl. – applied to a particularly unattractive girl
• LAY ON
n. 1825 Sc. – (as ‘lay-on’) a good meal, a surfeit
vb. 1. 1563-83 obs. – to trim, to embroider
vb. 2. 1950s Amer. sl. – to give
• LAY ON ALL ONE’S PITH
vb. 1870 Sc. – to exert all one’s strength
• LAY ONE COLD
vb. 1892 Sc. – to kill one
• LAY ONE FROM LIFE
vb. 1899 Sc. – to kill one
• LAY ONE ON SOMEONE
vb. 1980s sl. – to hit, to punch
• LAY ONE’S CLOGS ABOUT
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to kick
• LAY ONE’S EARS BACK
vb. 1883 Amer. sl. – to exert oneself to the limit
• LAY ONE’S HAIRS IN THE WATER
vb. 1822 Sc. – to take steps
• LAY ONE’S LEGS ON ONE’S NECK
vb. 17C Brit. colloq. – to run away; to decamp
• LAY ONE’S LEGS TO GROUND
vb. 17C Brit. colloq. – to run away; to decamp
• LAY ONE’S LIFE WITH
vb. 1898 Sc. – to marry
• LAY ONE’S LUGS
vb. 1789 Sc. – to wager
• LAY ONE’S LUGS AMONG
vb. 1891 Sc. – to eat or drink heartily of
• LAY ON JAM
vb. 1882 Aust. sl. – to give oneself airs
• LAY ON THE CADGE
vb. 1832 Sc. obs. – to beg or bargain skilfully
• LAY ON THE JACK
vb. 1. 1557 sl. – to thrash soundly
vb. 2. 1579 sl. – to scold in good round terms
• LAY ON THE LIPS
vb. 1599 obs. – to kiss
• LAY ON THE OARS
vb. 1830 – to cease rowing
• LAY ON THE SHELF
vb. L18 sl. – to pawn something
• LAYOUT
n. 1. 1867 Amer. dial. – a company of people; an organization, an ‘outfit’; a crowd; a gang or team
n. 2. 1867 Amer. dial. – a plan, a scheme
n. 3. M19 US sl. – an apartment, a house, or any place
n. 4. M19 sl. – a set of equipment or clothes
n. 5. M19 sl. – an achievement, an activity
n. 6. M19 sl. – any form of display, as a showman’s stall
n. 7. M19 sl. – the table, dice, cards, etc. required for setting up a gambling club, whether legitimate or as a prop for a confidence trick
n. 8. L19 sl. – a situation, the facts
n. 9. L19 drug culture sl. – the various accoutrements – pipe, box, needle, etc. – required for smoking opium
n. 10. L19 sl. – an opium den
n. 11. 1920s sl. – the syringe, cotton, etc. required for injecting a narcotic
(verbs as ‘lay out’)
vb. 1. 1624 obs. – to make a search for; to look out for
vb. 2. 1828 Amer. dial. – to intend, to plan, to arrange
vb. 3. 1896 Amer. dial. – to stay away from work, school, or other commitments, usually without permission; to loaf; to malinger
vb. 4. 19C sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 5. E19 sl. – to defeat, to overcome
vb. 6. M19 sl., orig. US – to knock someone out in a fight
vb. 7. M19 US sl. – to kill
vb. 8. L19 US sl. – to amaze, to astound
vb. 9. L19 Aust. sl. – to indulge oneself to excess, as in drinking
vb. 10. 1900s Amer. dial. – to scold, to reprimand; to berate
vb. 11. 1920s African-American sl. – to avoid someone; to step aside
vb. 12. 1920s African-American sl. – to stop what one is doing. esp. suddenly
vb. 13. 1930s sl. – to inform, to pass on information; to make something clear
vb. 14. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – to ruin; to destroy
vb. 15. 1958 Amer. dial. – to hide
vb. 16. 1960s Amer. sl. – to sunbathe
vb. 17. 1960s Irish sl. – to deceive sexually
vb. 18. 1976 Amer. dial. – of school: to be in recess
• LAYOUT ACROSS THE DRINK
n. 1940s African-American sl. – Europe
• LAY OUT COLD
vb. 1. E19 sl., orig. US – to astound, to amaze
vb. 2. E19 sl., orig. US – to knock out, to defeat
vb. 3. c1960 Amer. dial. – to scold severely; to berate
• LAY OUT IN LAVENDER
vb. 1948 Amer. dial. – to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle
• LAY OUT ONE’S ACCOUNTS
vb. 1892 Eng. dial. – to endeavour; to make it one’s business
• LAY OUT WITH THE DRY CATTLE
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. – to remain out late at night
• LAY OVER
vb. 1. 1853 – to surpass, to outdo; to excel
vb. 2. 1938 Amer. dial. – to move aside
• LAYOVERS FOR MEDDLERS
n. 1848 Eng. & Amer. dial. – thumps or some kind of corporal punishment for meddlers; a term used in answer to the impertinent or inquisitive questions of a child; a reply to what’s that?
• LAYOVERS TO CATCH MEDDLERS
n. 1892 Eng. & Amer. dial. – thumps or some kind of corporal punishment for meddlers; a term used in answer to the impertinent or inquisitive questions of a child; a reply to what’s that?
• LAYOVER TO CATCH MEDDLERS, AND YOU’RE THE FIRST ONE CAUGHT
phr. 1892 Eng. & Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• LAY PIPE
vb. 1967 US sl. – of man: to have sex, usually implying vigorous copulation
• LAY ROWS FOR MEDDLERS
n. 1926 Amer. dial. – a reply to what’s that?
• LAYS
n. 1. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – dregs, sediment
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – pools of sea water left along the beach at the ebb of the tide
• LAY SALT ON ONE’S TAIL
vb. 1836 Sc. – to catch; to take advantage of; to cajole; to get the better of
• LAY SALT ON THE TAIL OF
vb. Bk1895 – to catch; to capture: children having been told from hoary antiquity that they can catch birds by putting salt on their tails
• LAY SOME PIPE
vb. M20 US sl. – to coit a woman (from the act of placing a length of pipe in a trench)
• LAYSTALL
n. 1. 1527 obs. – a burial-place
n. 2. 1553 – a place where refuse and dung is laid
• LAYSTOW
n. 1. 1452 obs. – a burial-place
n. 2. 1494 obs. – a place where refuse and dung is laid
• LAY-TALE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the entire laying of a hen, the number of eggs laid before brooding
• LAY THE BRAIN ASTEEP
vb. 1895 Sc. – to ponder, to revolve in the mind, to make a mental effort
• LAY THE BUD TO
vb. 1912 Amer. dial. – to whip with a stick
• LAY THE HIP
vb. 1. E20 US sl. – to copulate
vb. 2. E20 US sl. – to smoke opium
• LAY THE LEG
vb. E20 US colloq. – to coit a woman
• LAY THEM IN THE AISLES
vb. 1925 US theatrical sl. – to delight or dazzle an audience; esp. to convulse an audience with laughter
• LAY THE SADDLE UPON THE RIGHT HORSE
vb. 1635 – to lay the blame on the right person
• LAY TO BED
vb. 1340-70 obs. – to put in the last resting-place, to bury
• LAY TONGUE TO
vb. 1884 Amer. dial. – to think of to say, to speak, to utter
• LAY TO SIGHT
vb. 1563 obs. – to reveal, to disclose
• LAY TO SLEEP
vb. a1300 – to put in the last resting-place, to bury
• LAY TO THE HIDE
vb. 1898 Sc. – to drench through
• LAY TO THE SKIN
vb. 1898 Sc. – to drench through
• LAY UNDER HATCHES
vb. 1945 Amer. dial. – to incarcerate
• LAY-UP
n. 1942 Amer. dial. – a stopover; a rest
(verbs as ‘lay up’)
vb. 1. 1565 obs. – to place in confinement, to imprison
vb. 2. 1581 obs. – to bury
vb. 3. 1601 obs. – to surpass, to excel
vb. 4. 1839 Amer. dial. – to make a forced stop in travelling or itinerant labour
vb. 5. 1858 Amer. dial. – to rest, to idle, to loiter, to loaf, to take it easy, to relax
vb. 6. 1883 Amer. dial. – to remain in one’s bed, nest, or hiding place
vb. 7. 1883 US sl. – to die
vb. 8. 1924 US sl. – to copulate
vb. 9. 1928 Amer. dial. – to cohabit
vb. 10. 1952 Amer. dial. – to intend
• LAY UP IN LAVENDER
vb. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – to put away carefully for future use
• LAY UP ONE’S LUGS
vb. 1824 Eng. dial. – to listen, to give ear
• LAY UP ONE’S MITTENS
vb. 1742 Sc. – to beat out one’s brains
• LAYWAY
vb. 1913 Amer. dial. – to waylay, to ambush
• LAY WHIP
vb. 1936 Amer. dial. – to ride or drive fast
• LAY WITH
vb. 1954 Amer. dial. – to hold tight to, to keep at, to stick with a task or a project or continue to work hard
• LAY WITH IT
vb. 1965 Amer. dial. – to hold tight to, to keep at, to stick with a task or a project or continue to work hard
• LAZAR
adj. 1483 – affected with a loathsome disease, esp. leprosy; leprous
n. 1340 arch. – a poor and diseased person, usually one afflicted with a loathsome disease, esp. a leper
• LAZAR-COTE
n. 1470-85 obs. – a hut or lodge for the reception of lazars
• LAZARET
n. 1. 1611 – a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital
n. 2. 1721 – a building, sometimes a ship, set apart for the performance of quarantine
• LAZARETTO
n. 1. 1549 – a house for the reception of the diseased poor, esp. lepers; a hospital
n. 2. 1605 – a building, sometimes a ship, set apart for the performance of quarantine
• LAZAR-HOUSE
n. 1530 – a house for lazars or diseased persons, esp. lepers
• LAZARLY
adj. 1612-15 obs. – lazar-like, diseased
• LAZAROUS
adj. 1536 obs. – leprous
• LAZAROUSNESS
n. 1648-60 obs. – leprosy
• LAZARUS
n. 1. 1508 rare – a leper; a beggar
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the backbone of a pig
• LAZARUS–BONE
n. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – the backbone of a pig
• LAZARUS-CLAPPER
n. 1593 obs. – a clapper or rattle with which a leper gave notice of his approach
• LAZARUS-HOUSE
n. 1560 obs. – a house for lepers
• LAZARY
n. 1502 obs. – leprosy
• LAZIER THAN GOD’S OFF OX
adj. 1958 Amer. dial. – very lazy
• LAZURE
adj. 1671 obs. rare – azure
• LAZY
adj. 1671 Eng. dial. obs. – bad, naughty, worthless
n. 1. 1682 obs. – the sloth
n. 2. 1721 Eng. dial. obs. – a vagabond; a wicked or idle fellow
• LAZY AS HALL’S DOG
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – very lazy
• LAZY AS LARRIMAN’S DOG
adj. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – very lazy
• LAZY-ASS SACK OF SHIT
n. 1940s sl., orig. US – a miserable, pessimistic, morale-lowering person
• LAZY-BACK
n. 1. 1611 obs. – a sluggard
n. 2. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a small lump of unkneaded flour in bread
n. 3. Bk1902 Eng. dial. – a hangnail
• LAZY BLOOD
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – anaemia
• LAZYBONE
adj. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – slow
• LAZY-BONES
n. 1592 – a lazy person; a shirker
• LAZY-BOOTS
n. 1831 – a lazy person
• LAZY CHAIR
n. 1948 Amer. dial. – a comfortable chair suitable for resting or relaxing; an easy chair
• LAZY DOG
n. 1965 US sl. – a type of fragmentation bomb designed to explode in mid air and scatter steel pellets at high velocity over the target area
• LAZY-GUT
n. 1631 obs. – a glutton
• LAZY-JACK
n. 1905 Amer. dial. – a hangnail
• LAZY LAURENCE
n. 1880 – a term of reproach for an idle person; a loafer
• LAZY LAWRENCE
n. 1869 Eng. & Amer. dial. – a nickname for a lazy person; an idler; a loafer; the personification of laziness
• LAZY-LAY
n. 1821 Sc. – a bed
• LAZY-LEGS
n. 1838 – a lazy person
• LAZY-MAN’S BURDEN
n. 1946 Amer. dial. – an awkwardly large load carried to avoid making two trips
• LAZY MAN’S CHAIR
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – a comfortable chair suitable for resting or relaxing; an easy chair
• LAZY-MAN’S LOAD
n. 1. 1811 Amer. dial. – an awkwardly large load carried to avoid making two trips; an inconveniently large burden
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a half or partial load
• LAZY-MAN’S SHEEP
n. 1950 Amer. dial. – soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture
• LAZY RATS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – soft rolls of dust that collect on the floor under beds or other furniture
• LAZY SIDE OUT
adv. 1878 Eng. dial. – in a lazy mood
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